Multiple SSIDs in AP mode
Nils Kassube
kassube at gmx.net
Fri Sep 6 05:37:44 UTC 2013
Jacob Mansfield wrote:
> I've just ordered a TL-WN821N to see what happens. Out of interest,
> how would an actual access point handle the situation?
An access point (something like your WLAN router) is the point where all
the other stations connect to. Usually it would be configured as a
bridge to enable the stations to "talk" to each other as well. Then the
data from one station to another would be transferred twice, i.e. first
to the AP and then from the AP to the other station. The stations can't
talk to each other directly, only via the access point.
With ad-hoc mode the data would be sent from one station directly to the
other station, i.e. the throughput would be doubled. And it works
without the central station which is configured as access point.
If you want to transfer data between a server and several clients, it
would be useful to configure the server as an AP, but if you want to
transfer data between all your machines, you might get a higher overall
throughput with ad-hoc connections.
Nils
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